Question follow-through · 8836

Azerbaijan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect human rights defenders in Azerbaijan ahead of COP29.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 14 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 16 Oct 2024
Answer: 22 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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14 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect human rights defenders in Azerbaijan ahead of COP29.
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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22 Oct 2024
Answer published
Along with our international partners, the UK continues to urge Azerbaijan to improve human rights protections for all its citizens; Azerbaijan's hosting of COP29 in November provides the country with an opportunity to demonstrate meaningful action in thi...

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